Advocates for the West has recently filed two major new lawsuits on behalf of our client Western Watersheds Project, which together challenge BLM decisions that harm sage-grouse on more than 35 million acres of public lands in the Interior West.

Both these cases target Bush Administration decisions that open up the public lands to more energy development, livestock grazing, and other harmful industries, thus ensuring that sage-grouse continue a downward spiral toward Endangered Species Act listing.